QUESTIONNAIRE

“A STUDY ON THE CHALLENGES FACED BY PANIYA TRIBE ADOLESCENT

GIRLS ON CHEIVING THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREER ASPIRATION WITH
SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PATHIRI AREA UNDER MULLENKOLLY
PANCHAYATH- WAYANAD”

I Dhanya Mohan doing MSW course in Nanjil Catholic College of Arts And
Science, Kaliyikavilai. As part of my academic course, I am required to do a research
study on “A Study on the challenges faced by paniya tribe adolescent girls on cheiving
their professional career aspiration With special reference to pathiri area under
Mullenkolly Panchayath-Wayanad” The study is being conducted in pathiri paniya
Colony. I present before you a questionnaire to be answered by you for the purpose of
my study. The data collected from you will be strictly kept confidential and it uses
only for study purposes. It will be great for you kindly spend the time to fill up the
questionnaire.

Signature of the respondent

1. Name :

2. Age :

3. Class :

a) High School  b) Higher Secondary School  c) College 

4. Family details

No Family Members Gender Age Education Job/ Occupation

Name
5. Which type of family?
a) Joint Family  b) Nuclear Family  c) Extended Family 
6. Monthly income of the family
a) Below 1000  b) 1000-2000  c) 2500-5000 
d) 5000-10000  e) above 10000 
7. Marital Status
a) Single  b) Married  c) Divorced 
d) Widow 
8. Condition of house?
a) Dilapidated  b) Good  c) Very Good 
9. Sanitation facilities?
a) Open  b) Outside toilet  c) Inside toilet 
10. What are the main income source of your family?
a) Agriculture  b) Farming  c) Animal husbandry/ Piggery 
d) Government / Non-government  e) Other (specify) 
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11. Occupation of father?
a) Coolie  b) Farmer  c) Self Employment 
d) Government / NGO’s  e) Other (Specify) 
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12. Educational Qualification of father?
a) Illiterate  b) Upto SSLC  c) H.S.S 
d) Degree  e) Other (specify) 
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13. Educational Qualification of Mother?
a) Illiterate  b) Upto SSLC  c) H.S.S 
d) Degree  e) Other (specify) 
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14. Do you have all basic facilities in your home?

a) Yes  b) No 

15. Types of the housing status?

a) Own  b) Rent  c) Uses not paying rent 

d) Others (Specify) 

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16. How do you consider yourself?

a) Very poor  b) Poor  c) Lower middle income level 

d) Middle Income level  e) Rich 

17. How do you meet educational expenses?

a) Government grants  b) help from others/ NGO’s 

c) from parents  d) self employment 

18. Do you know about the opportunities for higher education?

a) low  b) average  c) high  d) partially 

19. Upto what level of study do you aspire to do?

a) 10th  b) +2  c) Degree  d) PG 

e) Others 

20. What will do you after schooling / college?

a) Further study  b) Job  c) Job with study 

d) Self Employment  e) Not decided  f) Married 

g) anything else (specify) 

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21. Which type of job you expect in future?

a) Doctor  b) Nurse  c) Teacher 

d) Mechanic  e) Social Work  f) Others 

22. Which subject you like most?

a) Malayalam  b) English  c) Maths 

d) Science  e) Social Science  f) Others 

23. Do you like / interested to continue your education?

a) not interested  b) less interested  c) more interested 

d) Interested 

24. Do you agree the higher education has an important role in your life?

a) Agree  b) Strongly agree  c) Disagree 

d) Neutral 

25. Which type of life you more prefer in future?

a) Marital Life  b) single  c) Others (specify) 

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26. Are you aware about the present professional courses?

a) aware  b) more aware  c) less aware 

d) not aware 

27. Do you agree the education is more important for your community development?

a) Agree  b) Strongly agree  c) Disagree 

d) Neutral 

28. Are you attend tuition / Extra classes?

a) Always  b) Very often  c) Rarely 

d) Never 

29. Are you working hard to achieve your aims?

a) Always  b) Very often  c) Rarely 

d) Never 
30. Which is your favourite hobbies?

a) Reading  b) Writing  c) Sports 

d) Watching TV  e) Others 

31. Are you confident that you can achieve a good future?

a) Confident  b) more confident  c) less confident 

d) not condiment 

32. Are you attend spoken English classes

a) Yes  b) No 

33. Do you interested to attend discussion studies with others?

a) not interested  b) less interested  c) more interested 

d) interested 

34. Do you attend any type of cases guidance classes?

a) Yes  b) No 

35. Are you spent time with teachers for cleaning your doubts

a) Always  b) Very often  c) Rarely 

d) Never 

36. Do you interested to do the home works?

a) not interested  b) less interested  c) more interested 

d) interested 

37. What are the things that you are more doing for achieving your goal?

a) attend special classes  b) Refer books and internet 

c) Concentrate only class room study  d) Depend on others 

e) Others (Specify) 

38. Are you interested to follow study time tables?

a) not interested  b) less interested  c) more interested 

d) interested 
39. Are you choosing a job in future by your own decision

a) Own decision  b) Parents decision  c) Others 

40. What are the main challey in your higher education?

a) less interested  b) Financial problems  c) Transportation facilities 

d) attitude of community  e) Others 

41. Did you face any type of difficulties in following current educational system

a) Yes  b) No 

42. Do you agree marriage is a barrier to achieve your academic and professional
goals?

a) Agree  b) Strongly agree  c) Disagree 

d) Neutral 

43. Is their any interference that affect your studies?

a) Transportation Problems  b) Domestic Problems 

c) Economic Problems  d) Interference from others 

e) Other Problems (Specify) 

44. Do you feel insult from others calling your caste/ tribe name

a) always  b) very often  c) Rarely 

d) Never 

45. Do you face any type of academic problems in your school college

a) Difficulty in language  b) difficulties in subjects 

c) Difficulty in follow teaching methods  d) Others (specify) 

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46. Do you get enough encouragement from your community and parents for your
higher studies?

a) Always  b) Very often  c) Rarely 

d) Never 
47. Are you face any type of harassment or insult from teachers and others?

a) Always  b) Very often  c) Rarely 

d) Never 

48. Do you interested to study in your apt language?

a) not interested  b) less interested  c) more interested 

d) interested 

49. Do you parents attend the P.T.A. meetings?

a) Always  b) Very often  c) Rarely 

d) Never 

50. Do you have enough study materials?

a) Yes  b) No 

51. Do you get additional classes for difficult subject from your school

a) Always  b) Very often  c) Rarely 

d) Never 

52. Did you face any difficulties in handing languages other than mother tongue?

a) English  b) Hindi  c) Malayalam 

d) Others (Specify) 

53. Do you satisfied in the support from parents and family members to your studies

a) unsatisfied  b) less satisfied  c) more satisfied 

d) satisfied 

54. Do you have extracurricular activities in your school

a) Always  b) Very often  c) Rarely 

d) Never 

55. Are you going to school regularly?

a) Yes  b) No 
56. Do you have any awareness about government initiative programmes / schemes for
your educational support

a) low  b) average  c) high 

57. Do you get any education assistance from government

a) Always  b) Very often  c) Rarely 

d) Never 

58. Did you get the mid dog meal in your school

a) Always  b) Very often  c) Rarely 

d) Never 

59. Do you got any following scholarships

a) Pre-metric scholarships  b) Post-metric scholarships 

c) National Fellowship and scholarship  d) Others (specify) 

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60. Are you aware about Ashram School and it’s services?

a) not aware  b) less aware  c) more aware  d) aware 

61. Do you know the importance of Eklavya Model Residential School [EMRS] and
it’s services?

a) Yes  b) No 

62. Do you get any free schemes in your school like free uniform or textbooks?

a) Always  b) Very often  c) Rarely 

d) Never 

63. Are you confident that you can achieve a good future?

a) Not Confident  b) Less Confident  c) Confident 

d) More Confident 

64. Are you satisfied from the help of Government for your studies?

a) Not Satisfied  b) Less Satisfied  c) Satisfied 

d) More Satisfied 